League Play-Off

Buchholzer Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jostein Kleber started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jostein Kleber in the 6th minute of play forced Buchholzer FC's goalkeeper Benni Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Buchholzer FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Mehmet Herrmann hit a great ball. La Lakers's Oliver Siberichs got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oliver Siberichs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Benni Frey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, La Lakers's Rik Bartels got a free kick in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the game, La Lakers's Oliver Siberichs nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benni Frey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 23rd minute, Oliver Siberichs ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benni Frey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Oliver Siberichs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Benni Frey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timur Theinert kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christoph Kempf to strike the kick off in the second half. Oliver Siberichs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Benni Frey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind La Lakers's goalkeeper Florian Biehle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benni Frey came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by La Lakers's Oliver Siberichs. But to his dismay, Oliver Siberichs quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Oliver Siberichs managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Lakers's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliver Siberichs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benni Frey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Florian Biehle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliah Kühnle in the 62nd minute of play. Oliver Siberichs struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Benni Frey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Lakers. Florian Biehle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoph Kempf in the 70th minute of the match. After 74 played minutes Jostein Kleber rounded Buchholzer FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. Florian Biehle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoph Kempf in the 80th minute of the match. Eliah Kühnle's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florian Biehle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Felix Kaspar's late challenge caught a La Lakers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Kaspar helped the player get up and apologised. Felix Kaspar hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Benni Frey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jostein Kleber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th match minute, La Lakers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timur Theinert to maneuver through the defense. Björn Drengenburg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florian Biehle. La Lakers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, La Lakers's goal looked a bit too open when Christoph Kempf came free, but Florian Biehle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chants of La Lakers echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Buchholzer FC had held the ball for most of the match.